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EL DÍA DEL TANGO – NATIONAL DAY of TANGO
Celebrate “Day of Tango” EL DÍA DEL TANGO
Sponsors: The General Consulate of Argentina, Instituto Cervantes, and arteYvidaChicago.com
Thursday Dec 11, 2008
8pm-12am cocktail reception
followed by MILONGA/Tango Dancing
Suggested Donation $5
ARTango Center
4011 N Ravenswood Ave.
EL DÍA DEL TANGO – NATIONAL DAY of TANGO
11 december 1890 is the birth date of one of the most emblematic personalities in the history of tango – singer and composer Carlos Gardel, author of a number of well known tangos, who made tango popular around the world with his singing and his starring in big Hollywood productions. On this same day, but 9 years later, in 1899, another famous tango figure was born – violinist and composer Julio De Caro, one of the greatest innovators in the history of the genre who introduced arrangement in tango music and created the so-called Decarean school – the base of the education of most tango musicians and composers today. Taking into account the importance of this date in the history of tango, in 1977 11 december was proclaimed as the National Day of Tango in Argentina. Following the growing popularity of argentine tango around the world, many aficionados in other countries began paying tribute to this date and the “Tango Day” gained worldwide recognition.
for more information
Burak Ozkosem 312.451.4068 or send email to buraktango@gmail.com
Maria Alferov 312.823.4859 or send email to tangoeclectique@gmail.com
